With Iowa, Slipknot go to the head of the slag heap, the new kings of extreme. They may wear clown masks, but they're no bozos.
Though not quite as commercially viable as the more straightforward Slipknot album, Iowa is a more interesting listen, one that envelopes you in its American Gothic shadow and leaves you feeling unsettled afterward.
PEOPLE EQUAL SHIT!!! PEOPLE EQUAL SHIT!!! PEOPLE EQUAL SHIT!!! PEOPLE EQUAL SHIT!!!
Talk about heavy and dark, because holy fucking shit! Man, when I first heard this album, it absolutely blew my mind. It was so original and fresh to me, yet also nostalgic and recognizable for me at the same time. Why’s that? Well, just like many other metal albums and bands, my parents and other family played their music hugely. Especially this album, and “Slipknot”, the group’s ... read more
Wow ladies and gentlemen, we did it. I gave a second nu metal album a positive score. I can now have my metalhead title revokes and be drawn and quartered like the loser I am.
This old slipknot was so good with all the yelling. Though the last track did NOT need to be there…
If this is nu-metal, it's the best nu-metal album next to Deftones' White Pony. If this isn't nu-metal, then this is just really fucking good death metal.
they need to chill for a second so that the music actually hits, many slipknot songs are fundamentally flawed in this way imo
1 | (515) 0:59 | 71 |
2 | People = Shit 3:35 | 94 |
3 | Disasterpiece 5:08 | 93 |
4 | My Plague 3:39 | 89 |
5 | Everything Ends 4:13 | 87 |
6 | The Heretic Anthem 4:13 | 91 |
7 | Gently 4:53 | 86 |
8 | Left Behind 4:00 | 90 |
9 | The Shape 3:37 | 86 |
10 | I Am Hated 2:37 | 81 |
11 | Skin Ticket 6:40 | 86 |
12 | New Abortion 3:36 | 82 |
13 | Metabolic 3:59 | 85 |
14 | Iowa 15:02 | 86 |
#6 | / | NME |
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